The OER Knowledge Cloud: Developing Issues In Licensing: Text Mining, Moocs, And More

Developing issues in licensing: Text mining, MOOCs, and more

Published	September 2013
Journal	Serials Review Volume 39, Issue 3, Pages 205-210
Editor	Collins, Maria

ABSTRACT

This report covers a program co-sponsored by the Collection Development and Electronic Resources Management Interest Groups of the Association of College and Research Libraries New England Chapter (ACRL/NEC), an independent chapter of ACRL. The workshop, titled “Developing Issues in Licensing: Text Mining, MOOCs, and More,” took place on April 25, 2013 at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. Approximately 40 people attended.

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ISSN	0098-7913
Refereed	Yes
Rights	Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved
DOI	10.1016/j.serrev.2013.07.016
URL	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0098791313001263
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